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The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng has admonished Ghanaians not to lose hope in the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) by
During a news conference in Accra, the Special Prosecutor informed reporters that the legislation that established the OSP presents difficulties for his office in terms of case prosecution.
He said that Ghana would perish the day its people lost faith in the OSP and its anti-corruption initiatives.
One of the main issues the OSP is now dealing with is that it needs to produce updates on its investigations within six months, he continued.
“The day you lose faith in this office is the day the soul of this country dies. See, the repetition you see, is merely as a result of the period within which the law requires the office to report – six months.
“See, even when you are prosecuting a matter in court, six months by the recordings, like a day, you get it. If the law had required us to periodic report, let’s say two years, three years, you wouldn’t see this level of repetition,” he explained.
Kissi Agyebeng continued, saying that his office has made a number of noteworthy advancements in the battle against corruption despite obstacles.
“But what is so bad about repetition? Especially when the matter is still pending and the matter is not yet resolved. And you would see that although much of it looks like repetition, there’s always a slight update in respect of the cases. Some are moved up in respect of the level at which the office has gotten to and whether the office is going to take further action,” he said.
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